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Haunted Hearts
by [Maria S. Cummins]
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: J.E. Tilton and Company, 1864. Very Good-. Boston: J.E. Tilton and Company, 1864. First Edition. Octavo (20cm.); publisher's plum blind-ruled "TZ" cloth, gilt-lettered spine; 554pp. Cloth extremities a bit rubbed, especially at spine foot with tiny loss, spine rather sunned, front hinge cracked, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, else About Very Good, textblock clean and near fine but for a few small spots of foxing. Historical novel of murder and suicide set in New Jersey during the War of 1812.
[BAL 4255; WRIGHT II 671.].
[BAL 4255; WRIGHT II 671.].
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6964
- Title
- Haunted Hearts
- Author
- [Maria S. Cummins]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.E. Tilton and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1864
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
Glossary
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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